With this arrangement, the fan and light are turned off and on with the wall switch and the fan speeds are controlled with the builtin pull-chain on the fixture. The source ground is spliced through to the ceiling box and connected to the green ground wire on the fan and to any grounding terminal found there. The source neutral is spliced through to the white wire on the fan. This fan is designed for indoor use and may not perform well over time in rooms that are particularly humid or exposed to the elements. At the ceiling location, it's spliced to the black and blue wires from the fan and light. The black wire running to the ceiling box is connected to the other terminal on the switch.

Here the hot source is connected directly to the switch and 2-wire cable runs from there to the ceiling fan. Use this wiring when the power source originates at the wall box and you want to control both the fan and light with a single switch. With this arrangement, power to the fan is controlled with a builtin pull-chain on the motor housing and the light is controlled with the wall switch. The red wire on the 3-wire cable is connected to the switch and at the fan, it's spliced with the blue wire to the light.

The source hot wire is spliced to the black fan wire to hardwire it directly to the circuit and to a pigtail connecting the switch. The source neutral and ground are spliced through to the fan location. In this wiring, the source is at the switch and 3-wire cable runs from there to the fan and light.

Wiring a Fan and Light to a Single Switch

Ceiling fan model 5745